About the position
DBN000298 – Tax Supervisor – Durban North
This role carries full accountability for the performance, quality, compliance and commercial outcomes of a team of six to twelve staff.
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree or diploma in Accounting, Taxation or a related field. Tax technician certification or equivalent
- BCom with a tax major, higher certificate in taxation, or formal tax certification. Actively pursuing further qualification is expected from this level upward
- Minimum 2 to 3 years in a tax production role — personal or company. Demonstrated ability to prepare a high volume of returns accurately and within deadline.
- Prior supervisory or mentorship experience preferred.
- Expert-level eFiling proficiency required. Must be the most capable eFiling operator in the team — not just proficient.
Technical Competencies & Experience:
- Tax Return Preparation — Volume and Accuracy
- Deadline Management
- eFiling — Expert Navigation
- Handle client queries escalated from accountants in the team — resolving matters that fall beyond the accountant's technical scope or authority
- Team Oversight — Clerks and Administrators
- Plan and distribute the team's workload across active tax engagements — every return, every tracker, every deadline is assigned, scheduled and monitored
- Answer procedural and process questions from clerks and administrators clearly and promptly — correct procedures, eFiling navigation, workflow protocols, Infinity updates and filing standards
- Escalate all tax advice, client technical questions, disputed assessments, complex SARS queries and any matter requiring a tax opinion to the manager or partner immediately
- Infinity Workflow Management
- Ensure all documents, returns and correspondence are saved and filed in accordance with the firm's document management standard
- Firm Policy Compliance
Behavioural Competencies:
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Self-motivated.
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- First class leadership capabilities
IMPORTANT - Only shortlisted candidates meeting the above criteria will be considered. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- tax manager
- tax supervisor
- tax lead
